Lea C. Matthews, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Health Management Systems)
Duquesne University, 2014.
MD (Medicine)
Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 2018.
Permanent linkBS (Health Management Systems)
Duquesne University, 2014.
MD (Medicine)
Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 2018.
Selected Publications
J. Nick Pratap MB BChir MRCPCH FRCA, Lea C. Matthews MD, Manal Mirreh MD, Lindsey Weidmann DO: Perioperative methadone use and postoperative outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery: A retrospective observational study. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society 2026 Annual Meeting March 2026 Notes: Poster Presentation.Mirreh, M., & Matthews, L. C. : Keyword: Lymphatic System Imaging. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Question of the Week November 2025 Notes: Peer Reviewed Online Education Resource https://ccasociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CCAS-QOW-Posted-11-12-2025.pdf.
Mirreh, M., Weidmann, L., & Matthews, L. : Keyword: Ultrafiltration. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Question of the Week July 2025 Notes: Peer Reviewed Online Education Resource https://ccasociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CCAS-QOW-Posted-7-10-2025.pdf.
Mirreh, M., Lynch J. M., & Matthews, L. C. : Keyword: Monitoring; Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Question of the Week July 2025 Notes: Peer Reviewed Online Education Resource https://ccasociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CCAS-QOW-Posted-7-16-2025.pdf.
Nicolina R. Ranieri, Rodrigo M. Forti, Tiffany S. Ko, Alyssa M. Seeney, Darci E. Anderson, Briston A. Bayle, Wesley B. Baker, Manal Mirreh, Asif Padiyath, Lea C. Matthews, Susan C. Nicolson, Jennifer M. Lynch1,5: Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery: Limitations of Commercial NIRS. Optica April 2025.
Lea C. Matthews MD, Susan C. Nicolson MD, Mudit Gupta MD, Analise Sulentic BS, Yan Wang RDCS, Matthew J. Gillespie MD, Matthew A. Jolley MD: Anesthetic Management of Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Series. Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society 2024 Annual Meeting April 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Matthews LC, Hunter S: Use of CT imaging to guide difficult airway management. SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2023 April 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Matthews L, Petrini L: Fetal Surgery: EXIT Procedure, Myelomeningocele Repair. SPA Question of the Week 2023 Notes: Peer Reviewed Online Education Resource https://pedsanesthesia.org/question-of-the-week/question-of-the-week- 143/
Matthews LC, Quintero D, McComb JJ: Breaking down communication silos with the electronic medical record to reduce unnecessary type & screen orders in pre- admission testing. ASA Annual Meeting 2021 October 2021 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Matthews LC, Archie C, Tiangco N, McCaughan S: The use of Botulinum Toxin A for complex abdominal wall closure. Anesthesiology Annual Meeting 2020 (Virtual) October 2020 Notes: Poster Presentation.